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wale, an extra thickness of wood bolted to the sides of a ship in positions where protection is needed. Sailing men-of-war had a wale fixed between each row of
gunports to prevent the port-lids being damaged when going alongside an enemy in order to
board it. The wale below the lower gunports was the channel-wale, those between the upper rows of gunports were main-wales. Shorter wales, known as
chain-wales, were bolted to the ship's sides opposite the masts to carry the ends of the
shrouds, the object being to hold the shrouds clear of the gunwale to prevent them rubbing against the ship's side.
See also
rubbing strake.
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Wales Power List 2002: Ka - Ki.(Features)
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Wales Power List 2002: Me - Mo.(Features)
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wale
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
...Sailing men-of-war had a wale fixed between each row of gunports...enemy in order to board it. The wale below the lower gunports was the channel-wale, those between the upper rows of gunports were main-wales. Shorter wales, known as chain...
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University of Wales
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Charles, Prince of Wales
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Charles, Prince of Wales Born: November 14, 1948 London, England English prince Charles, Prince of Wales, is next in line for the British throne...but his ex-wife, Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 – 1997), surpassed him...
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